Japanese Christmas Songs for Kids

Christmas is not traditionally celebrated as a holiday in Japan. As a matter of fact, Japanese kids still go to school on the 25th of December. Traditional Western Christmas songs, such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night, have their Japanese versions. Authentic Japanese songs that are purely about Christmas are rare. The most popular one is あわてんぼうのサンタクロース (awatenboo no santa kuroosu). There are also ゆきやこんこ (yukiya konko) and まいにち クリスマス (mainichi kurisumasu). Let’s learn how to sing these Japanese Christmas songs for kids!

Tips: Click on the image to view the music video and scroll down to sing along to the lyrics in romaji if you have not yet learned how to read hiragana and katakana!